Salmon Quest

(set: $bloodline to (prompt: "Name your Bloodline:", "Reginold" )) You are **Salmon**. It is your responsibility to countinue your bloodline. [[begin your journey -> Mouth of the River]]

As a (print: $bloodline) you come from a long line of strong headed salmon. You are proud of your heritage, but you understand that as a (print: $bloodline) you have enemies. Be careful who you trust. Some salmon seek to end you, other wish to deceive. Your decisions will determine your fate. This is the Salmon's Quest. [[Give Up -> Game Over]] [[Fight the Good Fight]]

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You find yourself at the mouth of a river. Not just any river. This is the same river your ancestors traversed time and time again. It is a familiar river, you have been here before. Surrounding you are hundreds of other Salmon. Most consider you a friend, others stare at you with contempt. [[Travel with the pack -> Protection in Numbers]] [[Travel alone -> The Lone Wolf]]

The (print: $bloodline)s end with you. [[Try Again ->Your Journey Begins]]

You start your journey side by side with your fellow salmon. [[Continue -> HawkGroup]]

You start your adventure alone. [[Continue -> HawkSolo]]

You swim upstream following the familiar scent of your birthplace. You are acuteley aware of the fact that being alone means one mistake can end it all. Out of the corner of your eye you see an object growing bigger. It appears to be coming from above the water. Before you are able to react the object pierces the water and grabs you and lifts you from your watery home. You find yourself in the talons of a hawk. What do you do? [[Play dead -> DeathbyHawk1]] [[Wriggle your way out -> DeathbyHawk2]] [[Talk your way out -> HawkConvo]]

You choose to play dead. Probably not the //best// choice. It turns out the hawk doesn't discriminate between dead or alive. The (print: $bloodline) bloodline ends with you. GAME OVER [[Try Again? ->Your Journey Begins]]

You try to wriggle out. uh oh. Your weak salmon body doesn't have the strength to break the majestic hawk's grasp on you. Did you really think you had a chance? The (print: $bloodline) bloodline ends with you. GAME OVER [[Try Again? ->Your Journey Begins]]

You try to talk yourself out of this predicament. Wise Choice. "umm excuse me sir, do you mind if we have a little chat before you eat me" "Huh What?" [["LET ME GO" -> HawkConvoDeath1]] [["Let's make a Deal" -> Hawk Convo2]] [["Do you know who I am?" -> HawkConvo3]]

The hawk responds with: "Hey Fuck you" Then he eats you. Oh well. The (print: $bloodline) bloodline ends with you. GAME OVER [[Try Again? ->Your Journey Begins]]

The hawk responds with: "what kind of deal?" What do you say? [["I can give you money!" -> DeathbyHawk3]] [["I can give you food!" -> DeathbyHawk4]] [["I can sing a sweat sonnet for your weary ears" -> HawkEscape1]]

The hawk responds with "I don't think I do..." What do you say? [["My father is a senator, you're fucked buddy" -> DeathByHawk5]] [["Im just a fish looking for a friend, how's your day been?" -> HawkEscape2]] [["Im your worst nightmare" -> DeathbyHawk6]]

The hawk responds with: "Oh you have a couple of hawk coins? A couple of hawk coins I can go and spend at the hawk store? Thats what you're trying to say? Get real buddy." Then he eats you. The (print: $bloodline) bloodline ends with you. GAME OVER [[Try Again? ->Your Journey Begins]]

The hawk responds with: "I know you can give me food, that was the plan the whole time" Yikes. The (print: $bloodline) bloodline ends with you. GAME OVER [[Try Again ->Your Journey Begins]]

The hawk responds with: "Ok lets hear it" "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Im a cool guy and so are you" The hawk really liked that. [[Epic -> EscapeHawk]]

The hawk responds with: "your dad's a what?" Thats not good. The (print: $bloodline) bloodline ends with you. GAME OVER [[Try Again? ->Your Journey Begins]]

The hawk responds with: "You know what, today's been pretty rough. I'm glad you asked. You have a pretty admirable attitude fish, maybe you don't deserve to be eaten" You did it, you are [[Free! -> EscapeHawk]]

What did you expect to happen? The (print: $bloodline) bloodline ends with you. GAME OVER [[Try Again? ->Your Journey Begins]]

You escaped the hawk. Time to [[continue ->AloneFork]] your adventure.

You swim upstream following the scent of your birth place. The sheer size of your group transforms you from a weak fish into a part of a destructive force. You feel confident in your travels. Out of the corner of your eye you see something approaching fast. The object pierces the water and grabs the fish next to you. That was a close one. Your confidence is gone, but you are still determined to [[continue -> FishFriend]] your quest.

You are swimming upstream when a fellow salmon attempts to strike up a conversation with you: (set: $fishFriend to 0) "Hey, you're part of the (print: $bloodline) familiy aren't you. Ya I'm familiar with you guys." What do you say? [["cool." -> NoFriend]] [["Oh is that so? What about you?" -> FishFriendCont]] [["Im not looking for friends" -> NoFriend]]

The salmon responds with: "oh ok, I can take a hint", then swims away. That was a little harsh don't ya think? [[continue -> Fork in the river]]

The salmon responds with: " yea I'm part of the ol' Dumply Family, and i'm damn proud of it. You know, us salmon gotta stick together. I scratch your back you scratch mine, ya get what i'm sayin?" what do you say? [["Not interested" -> NoFriend]] [["I like where this is going..." -> FishPact]]

The river splits into two separate paths. The familiar scent comes from the right path, but the other salmon have decided to go left. Which path do you choose (if: $fishFriend is 1)[ [[Left]] (link: "Right")[your //friend// says: "hey, whereya goin?" How do you respond? "Im going [[Right]]" "Just got confused, I'm heading [[Left]]"]] (else:)[ [[Left]] [[Right]]]

(set: $fishFriend to 1) The fish respods with: "I'm glad we could come to an understanding, //friend//. I'll see you around" I guess you made a friend. [[Continue -> Fork in the river]]

You continue on your journey, fellow fish by your side. You've been swimming for a while, it seems like you should have arrived by now. Other fish are feeling the same way. You can feel agitation and frustration brewing in the population. Fights are starting to break out. You can feel trouble coming your way. [[Continue->FishFight]]

You sacrifice being with your fellow fish to follow what you deem the correct path. Hopefully your choice doesn't screw you over. I guess we'll just have to see. [[Continue->Waterfall]]

The river splits into two paths. The familiar scent you have been following is coming from the right, but you can tell a large school of salmon, recently went up the left path. Which path do you take? [[Left ->CatchUp]] [[Right]]

You catch up to the salmon you saw at the mouth of the river. Maybe after the hawk incident this isn't such a bad idea. [[Continue->Left]]

You continue to follow the familiar scent. It grows stronger and stronger. You are getting close. Then you see it. You finally see why all the other salmon went the other way. Before you stands a massive waterfall. Ah jeez. What do you do? [[Turn around and go the other way->CatchUp2]] [[Brave the waterfall -> WaterFall Gauntlet]]

A group of three salmon come up to you. They have a rabid look to them. One of them says to you: "Hey buddy I think we have a problem here you might be able to help us with. You see me and my friends here are a little hungry from our travels, and you, you lookin mighty fine right now" What do you do? [[Run!]] [[Stay and Fight]] (if: $fishFriend is 1)[ [[Call for help]]]

You try to run, but one of the salmon is faster than you expected. They grab you by the tail and keep you in place, the other two salmon rip flesh from bone and devour you untill there is nothing left. What a terrible way to go. The (print: $bloodline) bloodline ends with you. GAME OVER [[Try again? ->Your Journey Begins]]

Time to fight. The odds are against you. You lunge forward and give one of the fish a nasty chomp. The fish is injured and retreats. The other two fish are now infuriated. One of the fish yells at you: "YOU'RE DEAD MEAT!". What do you do? [[Keep Fighting]] [[Run Away]] [[Bluff]]

Your friend comes to your aid. Your aggressors decide it's not worth the effort with now that there are two of you. Your friend says: "that was a close one. Looks like I got here just in time. You owe me one" You respond with a quick: "Yea I guess that fair" And just like that you continue your adventure upstream with your fellow salmon. You can tell you are getting close. [[Continue->GroupWin]]

You aren't so lucky this time. The two salmon attack you at the same time, overwhelming you. You slowly watch your body get devoured, Time slows down as you are forced to experience each agonizing moment for what feels like an eternity. What a terrible way to die. The (print: $bloodline) bloodline ends with you. GAME OVER [[Try Again->Your Journey Begins]]

It worked! You narrowly escape the two salmon bold enough to chase you! But in doing so, you have been seperated from the larger group. It also seems that you may have back tracked in order to escape. [[Continue Alone ->Waterfall2]]

You say to your aggressors: "I could take a couple of limp dicked clownfish like you freaks in my sleep" They respond by ruthlessly killing you. They call it a bluff for a reason. The (print: $bloodline) bloodline ends with you. GAME OVER [[Try Again->Your Journey Begins]]

You start to smell the familiar scent again. You've practically arrived. You can feel instinct start to kick in as your body yearns for that magical place just beyond the bend in the river. And just like that you made it, but your quest doesn't end there. Your friend is next to you. They look at you and say: "Hey buddy, I'm gonna cash in that favor we talked about" What could they possibly want? A deals a deal, and (print: $bloodline)'s don't back out of deals. [[See What They Want]]

They want you to help them continue their bloodline. It's true love. Congratulations, you have secured a future for your children. Hundreds of (print: $bloodline)s will thrive for generations to come. You have completed the salmon's quest. [[Play Again->Your Journey Begins]]

You try your best to catch up but your too far behind. You eventual make it to the place of your birth but there is no more salmonn left to reproduce with. It takes two to tango. You have failed, the (print: $bloodline) bloodline ends with you. GAME OVER [[Try Again? ->Your Journey Begins]]

You swim up the waterfall. Through pure determination to breed you manage to make it up. It's a miracle. I don't know how but you did it. The good news doesn't end there, the scent is incredibly strong. It looks like you took a shortcut. [[Continue to breeding ground-> WinSolo]]

You made it, and just before the rest of the salmon arrived. You find a suitable mate and secure a future for your children. Congratulations, you have secured a future for your children, but not true love. Hundreds of (print: $bloodline)s will thrive for generations to come, maybe. You have completed the salmon's quest. [[Play Again->Your Journey Begins]]

You swim up the waterfall. Through pure determination to breed you manage to make it up. It's a miracle. I don't know how but you did it. The scent is now incredibly strong. It looks like you took a shortcut. But its wasn't enough. You took too much time. The other salmon came and left. You are all alone, with no one to breed with. You have failed, the (print: $bloodline) bloodline ends with you. GAME OVER [[Try Again? ->Your Journey Begins]]

You begin to swim up the waterfall. Are you sure this is a good idea? I mean come on, how do you swim //up// a waterfall. [[Turn around and try to catch up to the group ->CatchUp2]] [[Swim up the waterfall? ->Brave the waterfall]]